To:What Does The Bible Say About Divorce©

JESUS AND THE APOSTLE PAUL UPHELD THE RIGHT TO A "JUST-CAUSE" DIVORCE
For Men And Women, Alike
This biblical study regarding the question of divorce will look at the words of Jesus and the Apostle Paul when they spoke of divorce rights.
It may come as a surprise to many Bible students that Jesus at no time stated that sexual immorality (adultery) was the ONLY "just-cause" basis for a morally lawful divorce.
The God of the Bible is a moral God and He has provided a right to an “expectation” of personal peace within moral living when we marry.
Why "CONTEXT" IS KING
Jesus always placed His responses within the context of the question asked.
The "Context" of a Bible passage can be understood as the "setting" (the situational environment) of the targeted subject being talked about.
When being asked about divorce rights, Jesus Christ upheld the right to divorce for "just-cause."
This study will begin by taking a look at Matthew 19, where Jesus is questioned about divorce by certain Pharisees:
"And some Pharisees came to Him, testing Him, and saying, 'Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for " any cause at all'" - Matthew 19:3
The right of divorce as being allowed "for any cause at all" (as stated by the Pharisees who came to test Jesus) was the context for their question to Jesus.
The question that "some Pharisees" had asked was a "test" question.
They knew the teaching of Moses (when the Theocracy had been in effect) had not instituted a divorce process "...for any cause